'Sixth Sense' Creator to Helm Series About Magic 8-Ball

Director M. Night Shyamalan has surprised his fans with a very odd project choice. It's unclear what to expect from him at this point.

As World of Reel reports, the master of plot twists shared a photo of the magic ball on his blog, along with the new project's title and its creators' names. Turns out the filmmaker is working on a pilot episode for a series about the famous toy fortune-teller.

The project is called "Magic 8 Ball." Shyamalan co-wrote the script with Brad Falchuk, who previously worked on the cult series "American Horror Story." Mattel, the company behind the "Barbie" blockbuster, will handle production. The show is expected to be a dark psychological thriller. For those unfamiliar, the iconic Magic 8 Ball is a sphere filled with dark liquid. Inside floats a 20-sided die with different answers printed on each face. You shake the ball with your question in mind, and it reveals one of its built-in responses like "yes," "no," or "outlook not so good." How do you turn that into a series? Good question. But M. Night Shyamalan is known for bizarre, twisty plots, so it'll be interesting to see what he comes up with.